Marcel Duchamp. Chess Board Box
Antwerp, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, 1991. Deluxe edition of the catalogue for the Marcel Duchamp exhibition, comprising a collection of loose objects in a wooden box, 37 x 37 x 6 cm, the top and bottom bearing reproductions of Duchamp's 'mental' Chess Board. Housed in a black paper slipcase. Published in a limited edition of 850; this copy numbered 302 on the interior of the lid.
The box is complete with the following items: (1) List of contents; (2) Portfolio with reproductions of works by Duchamp, including a copy of H. Vuibert's 'Les Anaglyphes geometriques' (with 3D glasses) and a reproduction of a page from The Blind Man No. 2; (3) Book with articles on Duchamp by André Breton and Arturo Schwarz (with inserted reproduction of Le Grand Verre); (4) Audiocassette featuring an interview and reading by Duchamp, with a miniature silicon reproduction of 'Priere a Toucher' mounted on the cassette case; (5) Giant leporello exhibition list and catalogue; and (6) Postcard 'Marcel Duchamp at the Age of 85'. The multiple is in good condition, with mild toning to the black slipcase. The silicon breast (Priere a Toucher) has leaked - a common issue with this multiple - and has caused a sticky stain to the leporello catalogue.